ZIP 12159 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 259 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Albany County, NY.
259 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 66 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 12159 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 78 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 48 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 16 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 16 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 14 | 5.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 12159 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 12159 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $279,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100 | Overheated motor | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 12159.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voorheesville | 2 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 259 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.